Category: RESEARCH

CESD uses investigative journalism and analysis to learn more about ethnic minority groups, democracy in the MENA region, human rights, internet freedom, governance, civil liberties, gender equality, culture, and religion. Most of the research has been written in Arabic. In 2015 however, CESD decided to translate some of our work into English

By: Issam Khoury The Syrian government adopted the Arabic National method as a basis in establishment building. This resulted in the beginning of the religious classification, which we witness in some neighboring countries. This madeContinue reading

By: Issam Khoury June 28.2008 Alawites (Nusayris) are no different from Muslims in their analysis of the concept of doctrine and jurisprudence, as they admit it publicly. But the Alawite sect is a far cry fromContinue reading

By:Issam Khoury Alawite Muslims continue to live a clan lifestyle in the mountainous regions of the Middle East. Even those who inhabited city areas, were poorly influenced by the city life in favor ofContinue reading

By: Issam Khoury Quneitra is located on the Israeli-Syrian border. Madina elBaath is the center of the province, and is under the authority of the Assad regime. The majority of the province however, is underContinue reading

By: Issam Khoury Human traffic nets did not appear as the result of the Syrian revolution, rather these were existing, operating on the Turkish territory for many years. The operating nets have witnessed a phaseContinue reading

Thousands of Syrians are fleeing to America in hopes of a better life. But the U.S. refugee system doesn’t always live up to its promises. By Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn, Marguerite Ward, Maria Arcel, Isabel Riofrío and ChristinaContinue reading

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